The sweeping pension and health benefit reform bills that the majority Democrats said a few weeks ago were going to be an early priority were proposed in the state Senate on Monday. Text of the bills is now available online. Here are links and a glance at the major sections of each:

Traditional pensions would be limited to full-time employees — those working 35 hours a week in state government and 32 hours a week in local government and schools. Workers putting in less hours than that already in the system would stay in the traditional pension plan, so long as they remain continuously employed.

All new part-time employees would go into a defined contribution plan along the lines of a 401(k). But they’d have to earn $5,000 to join.

For future employees in the PERS (public employees) and TPAF (teachers) funds, pensions would be calculated based on an employee’s years of service divided by 60, rather than the current N/55 formula.

Base pension calculations in PERS and TPAF for future employees on their five highest years’ pay, rather than the highest three years. For future PRFS and SPRS employees, change the calculation to the highest three years, rather than the highest single year.

Designate one job for one pension for PERS and TPAF.

For new hires, repeals the section of state law that says employees can’t forfeit their rights to any benefits in the state pension systems.

SCR1[4]: Amends State Constitution to require annual contributions by the State to State-administered retirement system.

Requires the state to make its full contribution to the pension fund each year.

Full contributions wouldn’t be made until 2018. Starting in fiscal 2012, the state would have to pay 1/7th of its required amount, with that contribution increasing by 1/7th of the required amount each year.